Recent performance For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 53.0%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 17.3%, 50 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.4%, about the same as the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $65.31 billion. The average EPS estimate is $4.07.

Investor sentiment The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 4,400 members out of 4,555 rating the stock outperform, and 155 members rating it underperform. Among 1,232 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1,200 give Pepsico a green thumbs-up, and 32 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Pepsico is outperform, with an average price target of $74.91.

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